A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...
NASA's Mars Sample Return mission, aimed at analyzing Martian rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover, faces a ...
NASA proposes a faster, cheaper plan to bring Mars samples to Earth, aiming for delivery by the 2030s while cutting costs ...
Earlier this month, outgoing NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other agency officials presented two possible plans for the mission, known as Mars Sample Return, for the incoming administration.
From a technological standpoint, yes – it can be done. SpaceX's Starship has yet to reach orbit, and the last launch ...
Josh Litofsky is the principal investigator and project manager leading a Gateway lunar dust adhesion testing campaign at ...
Trump has announced plans for space exploration, declaring US astronauts will reach Mars and lead the nation to victory.
Nelson said he “pulled the plug” months ago on the original sample return plan given the soaring costs and the delay in getting anything back from Mars before 2040. NASA last year asked ...